page_title: Plumed whistling duck
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Plumed whistling duck / Description
caption_attribution_description: Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia
context_page_description: The plumed whistling duck, also called the grass whistling duck, is a whistling duck that breeds in Australia. It is a predominantly brown-coloured duck with a long neck and characteristic plumes arising from its flanks. The sexes are similar in appearance.
context_section_description: Measuring 42–60 cm (16.5–23.5 in) and weighing around one kilogram (2.2 lb), it is a long-necked duck with brown upperparts, paler underparts and a white rump. The chest is chestnut with thin black bars, while long black-margined plumes arise from its flanks. Its bill and legs are pink, and its iris is yellow. The male and female are similar in appearance. The species has a characteristic lowered neck and short, dark, rounded wings while flying.
  The call is a characteristic whistle which gives the bird its common name.
caption: Swimming with plumes visible.
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